DECORATED TABLES. 



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A hollow, six-pointed star may be made 

 of tin and filled with holly and mistletoe. 

 At each point of the star, place a silver can- 

 dlestick holding a wax candle, covered with 

 a red paper shade. The red crepe paper 

 bells, easily secured from the local florist at 

 a small price, are also, used extensively to 

 hang over the table. They may be sus- 

 pended from the light over head. The bells, 

 of different sizes, hung with red streamers, 

 may be used in the archway between the 

 large hall and living room. They. make a 

 very effective decoration when the rooms 

 are thrown together for entertainment. 

 Large bows of red satin ribbon may be ar- 

 tistically tied and placed at the opposite 

 corners of a table, and small sprigs of holly, 

 laid at intervals on the table, mixed in with 

 the ribbon and a dashing centerpiece of 



holly, make a pleasing and easily arranged 

 decoration. The long strips of arbor-vitae 

 will readily adapt themselves to almost any 

 decoration that may be required and make 

 a beautiful showing when mixed with the 

 red of the holly. 



Nearly every one has a different idea 

 regarding the decoration of the Christmas 

 tree, that all-important event in a household, 

 and these ideas have to be governed accord- 

 ing to the circumstances and means avail- 

 able in each individual household. Strings 

 of popcorn, tinsel, little candles, apples and 

 oranges hung on the boughs of the trees, 

 with the lace cornucopias filled with tiny 

 candies and popcorn, all have had their 

 place from time immemorial and will con- 

 tinue to do so as long as Christmas trees are 

 in vogue, which will be always. Tufts of 



The Table That Won First Prize in the Decorated Table Competition 



The decorated tables at the Ontario Horticultural Exhibition attracted a great deal of attention. The fittings of this 

 table, which was shown by The Rosery, of Toronto, were worth over $1500. A description of the table is published in this 

 issue. 



